Obama moves to normalize relations with Cuba

The United States and Cuba ended more than a half-century of enmity Wednesday, announcing that they would reestablish diplomatic relations and begin dismantling the last pillar of the Cold War.

President Barack Obama made the decision after 18 months of secret negotiations and Cuba's release of detained U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross, according to the Washington Post.

One of Obama's key second-term goals, the move is likely to make waves politically, the Post reports.

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